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Taylor argues a valid point because the fate of creative people in this so-called new world order has been compromised by a Capitalist society.  When it is all about “Buy and Sell”, a creative person, in a Marxist world, can’t be creative when limitations are placed on one’s ability to free their minds and bring productive innovative ideas to the forum of an environment that prevents an independent expression.  Therefore, the fate of creative people, in the new economy, is to “exist in two incommensurable realms of value and be torn between them”, because they are torn between creative expression for the purpose of art and culture, and then are caught in a consumer based world where products are manufactured and sold.  In a Capitalist society, products and services are considered more of an asset than that of the creative expression delivered as talent and freely expressed in an autonomous environment.  As a result, the creative person is torn between the two worlds and is caught between the values of the talent vs. the value of the product.

In addition to the creative person such as artists; there are the teachers, activists and others who view their work as serving “the public good”.  They too are caught in a similar catch 22.  These groups of people are in positions to have strong voices in order to change a situation and circumstance, and teach those who are unaware.  However, when there is no platform for creative expression and the learning forum is compromised because of bureaucratic commercialism, these groups are also torn between selling goods for labor, and are not able to be creative in expression for the purpose of being free to communicate without being compromised for capital gain.

After reading this chapter, I’ve taken a closer look at the purpose of it all, and I start to question, just how free am I in this capitalist society?  When I think further, I realize that this is a kingdom of Capitalism perpetuated by Dictators who look at us as peasants who will use us to help them to gain more power.